1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 33rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the Americas Zone.

1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration29 April – 5 September 1938
Edition33rd
Teams24
Champion
Winning nation United States
1937
1939

Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Yugoslavia. Australia defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but were defeated in the Challenge Round by defending champions the United States. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 3–5 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
28–31 July
Final
12–14 August
Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
  Australia5
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico0
  Australia3
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Japan1
  Canada0
  Japan5

Final

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Australia vs. Japan

 
Australia
3
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
12–14 August 1938
Grass
 
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John Bromwich
Jiro Yamagishi
0
6
6
3
5
7
4
6
   
2  
 
Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano
6
3
4
6
9
7
6
1
   
3  
 
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4  
 
Adrian Quist
Jiro Yamagishi
6
4
6
4
2
6
9
7
   
5  
 
John Bromwich
Fumiteru Nakano
1
6
6
1
4
6
12
12
  not
completed

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First Round
29 April–10 May
Second Round
5–23 May
Quarterfinals
26–31 May
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
29–31 July
  GermanyBerlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Germany5
  Norway  Norway0Budapest, Hungary
bye  Germany3
  Hungary  Hungary1
bye  Hungaryw/o
  New Zealand  New ZealandBerlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Germany3
  MonacoMarseille, France (clay)  France2
bye  Monaco0
  Netherlands2  France5Paris, France (clay)
  France3  France4
  Poland5Milan, Italy (clay)  Italy1
  Denmark0  Poland2
  Ireland1  Italy3Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Italy4  Germany3
  Great Britain3Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)  Yugoslavia2
  Romania2  Great Britain0
  Yugoslavia3  Yugoslavia5Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia2  Yugoslavia3
byeStockholm, Sweden (clay)  Sweden1
  Sweden  Sweden4
bye   Switzerland1Brussels, Belgium
   Switzerland  Yugoslavia5
bye  Belgium0
  India  Indiaw/o
bye  Austria[a]Brussels, Belgium
  Austria  India1
byeAthens, Greece  Belgium3
  Greece  Greece0
bye  Belgium5
  Belgium

Final

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Germany vs. Yugoslavia

 
Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[5]
29–31 July 1938
Clay
 
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec
1
6
5
7
3
6
     
2  
 
Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada
1
6
6
4
6
1
3
6
12
10
 
3  
 
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
1
6
7
9
7
5
6
4
6
4
 
4  
 
Henner Henkel
Josip Palada
6
3
7
5
6
1
     
5  
 
Hans Redl
Franjo Kukuljević
4
6
3
6
2
6
     

Inter-Zonal Final

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Australia vs. Germany

 
Australia
5
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6]
18–20 August 1938
Grass
 
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John Bromwich
Henner Henkel
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
2  
 
Adrian Quist
Georg von Metaxa
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
3  
 
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
4  
 
Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel
6
1
6
0
8
6
     
5  
 
John Bromwich
Georg von Metaxa
6
3
6
2
6
1
     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Australia

 
United States
3
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3]
3–5 September 1938
Grass
 
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist
4
6
6
0
8
6
6
1
   
2  
 
Don Budge
John Bromwich
6
2
6
3
4
6
7
5
   
3  
 
Don Budge / Gene Mako
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
6
0
3
6
4
6
2
6
   
4  
 
Don Budge
Adrian Quist
8
6
6
1
6
2
     
5  
 
Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich
4
6
6
4
0
6
2
6
   

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Germany v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
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